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Also Known As

  • Karmina Cranesbill

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

  • H: 6"-8"
  • W: 4"-60"

planting zones

  • 6a-9b

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Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' plant details

Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green foliage. In spring magenta flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: geraniaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 4 IN - 60 IN - wide, 6 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: magenta blooms in spring
Uses: fall color, fragrant, lemon-scented

GROWING CONDITIONS for Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This little Geranium forms a respectable evergreen ground cover 6-8” tall. Left to its own devices, it can spread up to 5’, but it is easy to suppress! Red violet flowers put on a show in May-June. Sun to open shade, average garden soil, occasional water. Nice filler in between perennials and as cover between grasses!
Same ancestry as 'Biokovo' (G. dalmaticum x G. macrorrhizum) and largely similar with the same tough, easy-going disposition, fragrant evergreen foliage that flushes red during the cold part of the year, and the same profuse flowers in the spring, though in this case they are a rather intense shade of pink that I'm not entirely sure I like. But I've got weird issues with magenta flowers. Zone 5
Magenta blossoms above the same lemony scented foliage. Blooms in May and June, with red fall foliage color. 6-8". We like this tucked in as groundcover amongst the different Euphorbia.

Gardening facts about Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina' plant

How to Grow Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Karmina'

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun - mostly shade
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - occasional
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
    • rich

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • magenta
  • Wildlife

    • bees
    • deer resistant
    • rabbit resistant
  • Flower Season

    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • semi-evergreen
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